creme brulee & chocolate steamed pudding (class)

sorry guys. ive been neglecting my blog!! been so busy&tired these days i haven't had time to update =( so im gonna do a massiveeeeeeeeeeee update now!!! heehee!!! sit back & prepare!! ;]

creme brulee's are very easy!!!!
LVL: ☆☆☆☆☆

these are some creme brulee with caramelised banana slices :] im not a sweets-lover, its funny because i love to make desserts .. yet i dont eat them? hahahha -_______- but this was the first time i tasted creme brulee, its actually pretty nice! could be veryvery addictiveeeeeeeeee. one spoonful? i dont think it will be enough for anyone! hahahah!!
i enjoyed making the decorations. although it was so annoying everytime the caramel started to harden up again!

recipe: makes 10 portions

500ml milk
500ml cream
1 vanilla pod, split
5 eggs
5 egg yolks
120g castor sugar
100ml milk

method:

• heat milk, cream, vanilla pod to just below boiling
• in a bowl, beat together eggs, egg yolks + sugar
• add hot milk, cream mixture into eggs + mix well
• strain through fine strainer + pour into souffle|ramekins dishes
• place dishes in water bath and cook in oven at 150ºC for 45-60mins (really just check up on them, you'll know they are rdy when you sort of shake the dishes and the creme is a little wobbly)
• remove brulee and chill (you can serve them hot or cold)
• dust heavily with sugar, use a blow torch or salamander to caramelised the top.
  

chocolate steamed pudding LVL: ☆☆☆

these little buggers were pretty annoying! hahaha!! some were successful, some werent so successful. you'd think .. wouldnt this be sucha easy one to make? could have been i guess, but first attempt at it wasnt so perfect =P

id advise anyone first attempters out there to get everything ready before you start this. MIS EN PLACE ;] so whip your egg white & sugar first, then make your mixture so they are ready to be combined all together :]

happy valentines day ♥

a little gift from a special friend :] love it! my sister literally saw it and thought 'wow did u bake this tdy?' hahahaha!! =P its so cute! im sure it will come in great handy!

so its yet another valentines day. had the best valentines this yr, spent it with friends (yes single ones) hahahha! but was great :] time really flies. i jus remembr it being valentines the same time last yr, and look! easter is creeping near too .. o god!

i got home early from class, so i thought i'd do alittle baking for valentines. i wasnt sure what i'd want to bake, so i thought of red velvet cakes. they are french for chocolate cake? thats what ive read? although my cakes didnt turn out RED in colour, because i alrdy put quite a bit of red food colouring .. didnt want to use anymore - so they still look like chocolate cakes now hahaha -______-"




hope everyone had a memoriable valentines day~ ♥ ^_______^ xox

tiramisu; but not for valentines!

soooooooooooo its been one week since ive started my new course! its pretty exciting still! stage one we're jus learning basic cutting skills and stuff. not really 'baking' yet =( but ive made alot of new friends which is veryvery fun! everyones from different backgrounds so we're all learning off each other :]

tdy i wanna wish vinna a happy 19th birthday ^________^ ♥ she's my new friend frm school! so i thought why not make her a bday cake!!!! i was contemplating on making the regular tiramisu or strawberry tiramisu. and since i didnt have enough strawberries on me, i decided to jus make the traditional tiramisu cake - but an eggless one!

scared of failure??? NO WORRIES. trust me, this is one of the easiest cakes to make. no baking required ;]

eggless tiramisu LVL: ☆☆☆☆☆

what you need:

• 250grams macarpone cheese
• 400grams lady finger sponge bisuits (or as much as you require)
• 250grams whipped cream or thick cream
• 7 tbs castor sugar
• 1 to 2 tsp vanilla essence
• 2 tbs (or more if you want, i usually put more!) tia maria or other
  

for dipping the biscuits:

• 4 tsp coffee
• 1 1/2cup hot water
• 2-3 tsp castor sugar

method:

• whip the cream, add the sugar
• once its gone thick, fold in the mascarpone cheese
• add the vanilla essence&liquer
  
• (you can add cocoa or anything if you want more taste)
• leave aside

• soak biscuits or sprinkle the coffee onto them
• allign them in the shape you want
• filled the first layer with the cream
• then make another layer with the soaked biscuits
• and top it up with the remaining cream
• garnish to your desire :]

see? easy? have fun! valentines day is just around the corner, so why not make it for your loved ones? it is the 'love cake' ^_________^ ♥

THE BEGINNING 020209 :]

first of all: HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEARRRRRR!!!!!!! ^___________^
i admit. ive been lazy. didnt even end up baking my new year almond cookies =( hahahah!!! but i have very exciting news to share!! im starting my patisserie course♥ next week and im superrrrrrrrrrrr happy!!!! i cant wait!!!!! ^__________^ hopfeully i'll learn to bake more yummier sweet&treats for everyone :] im really excited!!

STATUS: AMATEUR. hahahha!! -_______- hopefully this status shall change within a year =P

heres my lovely uniform!! the weather has been 40degrees in melb .. not good .. hope it wont be too hot wearing these in the kitchen man =| AND my TOOL KIT!!!!!!! ITS SUPER AWESOME. so pretty. when i jus unrolled it and flipped it open .. omg .. my heart was pounding HAHAHA!!! ♥


banana cake: the only recipe i swear by. ive baked this recipe for many years now, never fails me. i'll never replace it. its the best by far!!! its sooooo moist inside & the taste is JUST SUPERB.



french pancake topped with strawberry puree

please stay tuned for more updates to come :] :]

outting treats!

its been quite a while now since ive had time to start baking again!
planned a little trip to venus bay with some friends and was given the job to bake, so i thought WHAT SHOULD I MAKE? =O hahaha!!

first of all i made this passionfruit sponge cake, it had lemon curd filling topped with whipped cream and touches of strawberrys. i made an awful mistake of not makin my own whipped cream but buying those ones you get in supermarkets .. the whipped cream literally melted so quickly, it destroyed the sponge cake =( so didnt end up bringing that to the trip. i loveddddd the passionfruit♥ frosting though YUMYUM! :]~



so i decided to make these orange cupcakes (with the poppyseeds bec i didnt have any and couldnt get any in time) i jus had to make do without them! heehee!! they turned out nice&scrumptious :] but due to the cupcake been made by plain flour, im thinking thats the reason why the texture of it harden abit?
i topped them up with some light orange icing & decorated them: one for everyone ^_____^


finally i made some coated strawberries dipped in chocolate :]



thats all for tdy! ;]

hummingbird cupcakes ♥

ive been wanting to make these cupcakes for awhile now, finally had the time to bake them last night!! :] again i chose to use martha stewart's recipe. they turned out yummy! nice&moist :] the flavour of the cupcakes are just right! i loveeeeeee banana cake, and this cupcake had the touch of banana taste whilst the pineapples giving it just a little extra texture :]


i didnt have a melon-picker tool, so i had to use what i found in my kitchen .. my dried pineapple flowers didnt turn out as i expected. they burnt too quickly. FAIL!!!! =( so i shall attempt remaking these hummingbird cupcakes till i perfect them ;] heehee!!! jus had to make my icing look prettier .. tried to make em look like roses!? hahahha -____-


i made these cupcakes just for my little outting with some special girls of mine :] they liked the cakes *thank god* hahaha ^_______^ thanks guys! shall motivate me more! :] ♥ ♥